Officials in Georgia are downplaying speculation that the apparent victory of the pro-Russian candidate in Ukraine's presidential run-off will have negative repercussions for Tbilisi. But local analysts are predicting the Ukrainian result could cause a major shift in regional politics.
The Georgian government's extensive use of illegal and pirated software poses a national security risk that remains uncorrected, technology specialists say.
Georgia's vulnerabilities were fully exposed during the country's 2008 clash with Russia, as several Georgian government networks experienced sustained and damaging cyber-attacks.
Estimated at $20 billion annually, the medical tourism market is projected to double over the next two years, according to Patients Beyond Borders, a guide book for medical travel.
Young Georgians are reviving a lost tradition of hymns and folk music as they strive to reestablish their country's cultural identity and historical tradition as something distinct from Russian or Soviet influence.
In recent years, Georgia has seen a surge of interest in preserving traditions that predate the country's 1804 annexation by the Tsarist Empire and 1921 re-annexation by Bolshevik Rus
Georgian animators are hoping a local television makeover of The Simpsons will mimic the American animated series' two decades of success. But the show, The Samsonadzes, walks a thin line between originality and flat-out imitation of the world's best-known cartoon family.
A trial of 41 high-ranking officers, soldiers and civilians for an alleged mutiny and attempted government overthrow might seem like a prime candidate for saturation television coverage. But so far Georgia's Mukhrovani mutiny trial is generating little media interest. Some local journalists and analysts claim that the lack of coverage speaks volumes about the health of Georgian media.
A proposal to revamp Georgia's aggressive financial police is raising red flags among some Georgian economists, who see the planned restructuring as contradicting the Georgian government's libertarian economic outlook.
Secret prison cells from the Stalin era have been discovered on a Tbilisi construction site for a $90-million luxury hotel for the international Kempinski Hotel chain. The cells, located in the city's former Institute of Marxism and Leninism, are believed to be the first of their kind to be found in Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
